Swansea City news as Michael Duff makes pledge ahead of Millwall trip and Huw Jenkins nears D-Day

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Duff says there’s more to come

Michael Duff says there’s plenty more work and improvement to come as Swansea City look to build on their victory over Sheffield Wednesday.

The Swans earned their first win of the season against the struggling Owls, and will look to show further progress on Saturday when they travel to Millwall, who have lost just one of their last five in the league.

“It was good to get the monkey off our backs and get that first win,” Duff said.

“But we know we have not arrived because we have won one game, this is a tough league, and there is still a lot of hard work and a lot of improvement to come from us.

“There were definitely positives in terms of some of the football we played, the energy and the intensity we showed.

“We know we needed to give the supporters something, we have a lot still to do for them, but we are trying and working and we will keep doing so”.

Rowett refuses to rule key man out of Swans visit

Millwall boss Gary Rowett has refused to rule Kevin Nisbet out of his side’s upcoming clash with Swansea City at the weekend.

The Scottish international injured his ankle during last week’s 3-0 win over Rotherham United, although the extent of the injury is currently unclear. However, the Lions boss insists he hasn’t ruled out the possibility of him playing some role in Saturday’s clash at The Den.

“He is not ruled out of anything”, Rowett told the South London Press.

“But it is whether we can get him through games, really.

“We won’t really know that until this week, or further into this week.”

Meanwhile, Rowett says George Honeyman may well be welcomed back into the first team fold sooner that expect. The ex-Sunderland and Hull midfielder has been out since July with a quad injury, but Rowett says there has been progress on the training ground recently.

“George has been training on and off for a week or two,” he added. “He hasn’t played much football and the medical team are keen to try not to rush him back too quickly.

“But sometimes, in circumstances like this, you have to make some of those tough decisions or take a little bit of a gamble.

“If you asked George he would be fit and raring to go. With those type of players it is more having to hold them back rather than the opposite.”

Jenkins takeover set for vote

Newport County supporters are set to vote on a proposed takeover by former Swansea City chairman Huw Jenkins.

The League Two club has been owned by the Supporters Trust since 2015, but fans are now set to further explore the process of handing over control of the club. It comes after weeks of deliberation, with Jenkins and one other bidder considered as part of the process.

Jenkins was named as the preferred bidder by the Supporters Trust earlier this month, and his proposed £500,000 move to take control of the Exiles will now be put to the fans during a general meeting on Thursday evening.

If approved, Jenkins will take a controlling 52 per cent stake of the club, with the move likely to be completed by December.